Grand Hyatt Kaua'i Resort & Spa has a new chef de cuisine: Kenneth Lum is leading the crew at Tidepools, their open-air restaurant at the resort in Po'ipu.

Born and raised on O'ahu, and trained at Kapi'olani Community College, Lum has worked at La Mer at the Halekulani, Chef Mavro, and Emeril's restaurant at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Reservations: 742-1234, http://grandhyattkauai.com.

WINE-TASTING SET

GRENACHE GRAPE TAKES CENTER STAGE

Master sommelier Chuck Furuya is hosting a tasting of wines made with the grenache grape at 5:45 p.m. tomorrow at Vino in Restaurant Row. He's intrigued, he says, with this "delicious, soothing and food-friendly" grape and wants to introduce more people to it.

This tasting of five different wines — 2006 Graves Grenache Blanc "Monkey Wrench" (Paso Robles); 2005 Tres Ojozo "Old Vine Garnache" (Spain); 2005 Denner Grenache (Paso Robles); 2003 Betts and School Grenache (Australia) and 2001 Domaine Deydier Chateauneuf-du-Pape "Les Clefs d'Or" (France) — is by reservation only and costs $35, exclusive of tax and tip. Call: 533-4476.